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Texas delegates at DNC 'excited about the future'

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Wednesday, August 21, 2024   

Texas is well represented at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week, just as it was at the Republican National Convention last month in Milwaukee.

The Lone Star State has 273 delegates at the Democratic convention and El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar is one of four co-chairs.

Sylvia Lagos, a Dallas County precinct chair and a delegate to the convention, said she will be excited to see Vice President Kamala Harris officially accept the nomination to be the Democratic candidate for president.

"This is (a) once-in-a-lifetime thing that can happen and it can change the whole trajectory of our governing from here moving forward," Lagos asserted. "Mexico just got their first woman, why can't we get our first woman?"

Lagos pointed out, like Harris, she worked at McDonald's when she was younger. She added she is happy her daughters and granddaughters can witness such a historic event. Harris is slated to accept the nomination Thursday night.

Texas has long been a "red" state and there are no signs it will change anytime soon but Lagos said her goal is to register more Democratic voters for the November general election. She noted Texans are concerned about issues like school vouchers, border security and reproductive rights.

"I don't think that any of our representatives should have the right to tell a woman what to do with her body," Lagos contended. "It's our bodies, we do what we want and you stay out of it."

There were 161 Texas delegates at the Republican National Convention. The last day to register to vote in Texas is Oct. 7.


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